The Morning Ledger: Sparks Fly in Testy Debate

By

David Hall

Oct 17, 2012 6:58 am ET

President Obama went on the offensive at the start of last night’s debate by attacking Mitt Romney over his opposition to the auto bailout. Romney generally gave as good as he got as the two sparred over job creation, energy policy and taxes, the WSJ notes. The town hall style put the candidates face to face – literally — allowing them to close in on one another, interrupting, raising hands, trying to get words in edgewise, Politico says. “At times, it seemed perilously close to a fist fight.”

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